Monday, November 23, 2015

IT News Head Lines (TweakTown) 24/11/2015

Google's Skynet dog begins training, with Spot training with Marines
Google's
incredibly scary robo-dog was enjoying its walk outdoors in September,
where the Skynet-infused robot dog was training with the Marines.

Boston Dynamics, which Google acquired in December 2013,
had the Marines testing Spot's abilities of traversing rougher terrains
like hills, woodlands, and cities while they controlled it from 500...

BioWare is 'getting down to actual writing' on its secret new game
BioWare
teased that they were working on secret IP at E3 last year, but now the
company looks to be getting into the writing side of things.

Xbox Two and PS5 expected in 2018, powered by AMD with 4K supportWe knew they were coming,
but according to the latest rumors the next-gen consoles should be
released in 2018 - much earlier than the roadmaps Microsoft and Sony had
before the current gen consoles were released.

NVIDIA collaborating with Stanford University on a VR headset for 2018
It
should come as no surprise to hear NVIDIA is working on a VR headset,
but according to the latest rumors, the GPU giant is working with
Stanford University on the next generation of VR headsets, according to Fudzilla.

Microsoft's Xbox 360 celebrates its 10th birthday today
Microsoft's
Xbox 360 is a mighty machine; even today the Xbox One is far eclipsed
by the functionality, games library, and general UI setup of its
yesteryear predecessor. Today the Xbox 360 celebrates its tenth
birthday, signalling that the console's lifecycle is starting to wind
down, but the system will...Read the rest in your browser using this link! Tap or click here.

Here's how to get Fallout 4's secret harpoon gun
Like most
AAA games, Fallout 4's game code is littered with secrets and hidden
gems. Quite often we see dataminers and code-combers unearth buried
treasures, and now an intrepid Nexus modder by the name of
xxdeathknight72xx has dug up one of the most hilariously fun weapons
Fallout 4 has to...Read the rest in your browser using this link! Tap or click here.

There
was a time where many in the games industry felt Lara Croft was a lost
cause. After huge success in the late 90s and many successful games, it
seemed like the franchise turned and many poor games were released that
almost killed the franchise off. After Square and Eidos...Read the rest in your browser using this link! Tap or click here.

ASUS Also Unveils the New X Series Laptops
ASUS today
announced the latest X Series laptops - X456, X556, and X756. These 14-,
15.6- and 17.3-inch laptops feature elegant glossy, spun-, or
brushed-metal-effect finish chassis and are available in five expressive
colors: Chocolate Brown, Navy Blue, Arctic Snow, Glamour Red, and
Icicle Gold. ASUS X Series is powered...Read the rest in your browser using this link! Tap or click here.

EK Releases the DBAY D5 MX Reservoirs and Reservoir/Pump Combos
EK
Water Blocks, Ljubljana based premium liquid cooling gear manufacturer,
is proud to release the MX series of Dual Bay reservoirs. MX series
brings four new products to the EK liquid cooling portfolio and has been
designed to lower the production costs of the existing EK-DBAY D5
reservoir yet still...Read the rest in your browser using this link! Tap or click here.

PowerColor Announces Radeon R9 380X MYST Edition
TUL
Corporation, a leading and innovative manufacturer of AMD video cards
since 1997, has released a new video card in PowerColor PCS+ R9 380X
Myst. Edition 4GB GDDR5. It is based on AMD's latest GCN architecture
that delivers extraordinary graphics performance and image quality;
furthermore, the models also support AMD's...Read the rest in your browser using this link! Tap or click here.

ADATA Launches the ICFS332 Industrial CFast Card
ADATA
Technology, a leading manufacturer of highperformance DRAM modules and
NAND Flash products,today launched the ICFS332 industrial CFast
card,which combines the form factor of a CF card with a high speed SATA
interface to deliver reliability and secure operation for a wide range
of industrial equipment applications.

BitFenix Announces the Pandora ATX Chassis
The BitFenix
case family sees itself expanded today with the launch of the new
Pandora ATX. As the name suggests, it is an ATX version of the already
launched Pandora, which combines high-class aesthetics with supreme
functionality in a compact form factor. The Pandora ATX offers the same
much-loved unique...Read the rest in your browser using this link! Tap or click here.